Cloth-piling machine



March 3l, 1'925.A

A 1531,313 M. L. SHAPERA K CLOTH FILING MAGHINE med sept. 11, 1922 5 sheets-snet 2 INV NoHmLHffPfR/Q.

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, March 3l, 1925.

1,531,313 M. L. SHAPERA cLosrH FILING MACHINE Filed Supt. 11, 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTORNEYS.

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'Application ,fil-ed. September TocZKZ whom "it inail/.f vconocia/1 e Be 'it known that I. Mouais `L. "SiiAifniiA,

a citizen of theUniteiclStates, and" a"residei1t `y v tionfa-lvieiv of a cloth j-piling 'machine enibodying the features oitl the invention Fig.

of Muncie county .of 'Delaware'. and State of 'lndiana. have linvented. a certain new and usefulClotlifPilinp; hiachiiie.; and 'I do hereby declare thatthe yfollowing is affini,- clear` andwexact description thereof, ivlier ence hei-ng l had Ito theA 'accompanying draivings, in which likey numerals refer to 'like parts. l' ,Y

T-liisiinvention relates to improvements in cloth. ffoldingmachines such as illustrated and ydescribed iii the prior fPateiits "No 961.1%, 1.002.459, 1.067.379 and insigni dated ["July 1Q, 1910,. September 5, 1911.,.1liily 5, l913and llarchQ. 19125'respectiveljy. Y

The chief objectfof thepireseiit invention is to kadaptacloth folding .machine of the character hereinbefore indicated so that the same can siinultaneouslypile or 'fold a phi-k iality oipilesocloth side kby side.

Another" objectotthe inventionllis topiovidesuch a pliiilal4 clot-liI piling machine With a control system whereby-exhaustion of any one Voi the cloth strips will automatically stop; the entire'v inachiner'fioin piling. or folding-cloth.

A.. third object. of,- the.l invention is t.lieprolvision of aineasuring deviceivhich is so Aassociated Withxthe machine thatgtain .vering or ,ienioval` 'from `the machine isexceptionally` difficult and at the saine time reiiioval rfreni; thel machine of the measuring. device simultaneously .disconnects :several `elements of the machine so that the machine cannot be operated to; pile. cloth.

Another and `@general object of the. mi. chineisto improve the sameinfseveral parhe .chieffeatures offthe invention consist inthe ineens.substantiallyfas herein set ortliffor the accomplishment-of the .foregoingf objects, and in adiilitioiiV thereto the provision of. an electrical ifeversin-g inechal nisinfa unification oa pluralreleasingy nieefhanisni and a.detac.liable Vconstruction whereby theinachiii'eiinaybe adapted to re.- ceive any vforni of .clot-11.,....bu-ndle, bolt of winding, anchpile the saine .in thegeneial manner. described Patents.

The yfiilhnatui'eof this invention Will be mudar-stood `from the `.accoinpanyingij drawin the .aforesaid LettersV 11,1922. serial no.. ssi/gian.

rings' and the 'following description "and claims. Y

In tlie'dravvings Fig. `lis a side eleva- 2 is a top"plan-view:othe inachineisliown in Fig. l. Figi?) is ia tiansveise sect-nnal vienT "of theinacliine.

shoivn 'iiiligiv 3. `Sis arsectien"l'viexvv of"theieversible'"power connections and a i diagrammatic' view of' portion oi' the inachine` showing a s'iinpliiied construction leinfbodied therein. Fig. 6 is ai'ilanvieiv Voi the bumper construction.

Fig. 'l0 is a top plan Vvieiv ofthe paiftsshoivn. in'igs. 7,8rfand).

Fig. 1l .is a.l pespective view oa power e Fifi'. ffl is a similar sectional vieivof the lower pertinn of' the i "machine *and 1n 'a Qplane other than kthat connection. lFien 12 'is a'sectional vieiv of .afportion of the poiveijcontrolledxsystein Y control andpoiver supply. Figlisaperspectivevieiv of one forni 'ofifolde'd boltl of illustrated and described inthe prior *patments hereinbeiore mentioned; In bi'ieiltfhe operation is as follows. A cai'iiageis asand a 'diagrammatic view of the electiicalo sociated with table. and i'eci'procates back Kv and forth thereon- "In said reciprocation suitable mechanism conveys and manipulates a stripof cloth from a bolt oibiindle in such a niannei thatL the cloth is deposited andfoldedviipon the table iii piles. Suitable mechanism is associated with the propeiling ineaiis upon the carriage sothat the .travel of the carriage is automatically reversed atthe 'end'oi` the desired' travelliniit.

Like'ivise the operation of the propelling failure or exhaustion of the cloth supply.V

rlhe machine also is not only provided with suitable means yfor measuring the number of recip'rocations of said machine, but is also adapted to measure the total period that the machine is operated.

In the drawings there is shown a table 20 having the tracks 21 with the groove 22. The grooves 22 are adapted to receive the wheels 23 of a cloth piling carriage indicated generally by the numeral 24 in Fig. 1. Associated with the carriage 24 are the guide plates 25 which retain the carriage upon the table 20. The carriage 24 is provided with a base 26 adapted to receive bolts or bundles of cloth. The frame 24 is eX- tended upwardly at 27 and a conveyer chain 28, provided with suitable cloth engaging hooks 29, is associated with a pair of guide wheels 31. One of said guide wheels 31 is actuated by a sprocket chain 32, associated with a sprocket wheel 33. The sprocket chain 32 is associated wit-h a sprocket wheel 34 in turn rotated by a hand wheel 35. Cloth is associated with the hook 29 and is carried through the supporting plates or jaws 36 and 37 and thereafter pass downwardly towards the table. rlhe particular construction and operation of this mechanism is described in the last men tioned prior patent. VPositioned upon the base 26 of the carriage 24 is a plate 38 which may be readily secured to said base by suitable means such as that indicated at 39y see Fig. 1. Associated with the detachable members 39 is a tongued supporting plate 40 having the tongue 41. Also associated with the frame 24 are the guide plates 421 supported by the brackets 43 in turn adjustably supported by the upward extension 27.

After the cloth has been manually fed through the jaws of the machine, the cloth is passed through the feet, herein shown in the form of 'oppositely positioned angle irons 44 and-45, see Figs. 1 and 2. By said feet said cloth is folded and piled. rlhe means for reciprocating the carriage upon the table-to form piles includes the sprocket wheels 46 associated with two opposite wheels 23. Associated with each sprocket wheel 46 is a sprocket chain 47, see Figs. 1 and 3, and said chains are driven by the sprocket pinions 48 upon a shaft 49. The shaft 49 has a splined connection with each of said sprocket pinions 48. rlhe shaft 49 is rotatably supported by a pair of sleeves 5() which are aligned and have their adjacent ends spaced apart so as to permit the shaft 49 to carry an armature member 51. A pair of bevel gears 52 are rotatably supported upon the sleeves and each is provided with a hub 53. The face of each sprocket gear is provided with an electromagnet 54 which has one terminal associated with the sleeve 50 and the other terminal 54 connected to a terminal ring 55. The ring 55 is engageable by a spring clip or finger 56 stationair-ily supported upon the base 26 of the carriage. Said finger, of course, is insulated from said base. A collar 57 is rigidly secured in adjusted position upon the sleeve 50 by means of the set screw 58. In this manner, longitudinal movement of the electromagnet and the gear 52 upon the supporting sleeve 50 is prevented. The construction hereinbefore described is duplicated for the bevel gear 53. The inward movement of said gears is prevented by a driving pinion 59, see Fig. 3, upon a shaft 60 of an electric motor 61.

Also associated with said bevel gears 52 and 53 and maintaining the same in spaced relation with each other is a bevel pinion 62 which is rotatably mounted in the frame forming member 63, suitably but rigidly secured to the under surface of the table 26. The table 26 is apertured at 64 to receive a cover 65 with a casing 66, see Figs. 1, 5 and 17. The frame 63 supports the revolution counter 67 contained within the casing 65. From Fig. 1 it will be noted that it is necessary to dismantle the entire driving connection in order to gain access to the revolvlng counter actuator to permit its removal or tampering therewith.

The means for reversing the rotation of the shaft 49 includes a bar 68 which is slidably supported upon the carriage frame 24. The bar is reciprocated. at or near the end of the reciprocatory movement of the carriage. The bar carries a pair f switch members 69 which preferably are insulated from said bar and are insulated from each other. Each switch member, which comprises the pin or disk 69 is adapted to engage two separated terminals 70 and close a circuit across the same. The terminals 7 0- are indicated in Figs. 1 and 5 and the switch member 69 is positioned within the vhousing 71. A current conductor 72 connects one switch terminal 70 with a terminal 73 associated with and connected to the spring linger 56. The other terminal 70 of each switch is connected to a line 74 which leads to a source of current. Another line 75 also leads to the source of current and connects by means of the line 76 to the stationary sleeve 50 and by this connection to each of the grounded ends of the .electromagnets 54. Thus, when the carriage has traversed to the right a sufficient distance, the rod 68 is engaged and actuated so as to close, as shown in Fig. 5, the left hand switch 69-h 70. This energizes the left hand electromagnet- 54 which attracts the armature 51 and holds the same. Since said armature and said electromagnet are provided with suitable friction faces, the shaft 49 rotates wrme with "bevel gear 531to :drytefthe: carriage. towardsitherightg'seeiig. 1",1=u1`1til"suchiftime` asi the ycarriage hasreached ithewend i' ofiits movement f `in "thef vhund f direction,

whereupon thefrod.` 68 is y again .and reversely actuated 1.130 open fthe switch' Ypreviously` opened and 'therebyfenengize' theffopposife .`Ati-'eachr'end4 of the tadle .20. ithere Ais gp'rof vided fan Zabutment "orl ybuniperf**frame foonv struction `77"-`Whinh` is adjustablyfpqsitioned upon "the-table 20 .nndrigitllyfseeured ithere-Y y to Aby V`a 'clampingons'truetion V78 operated levelf'SOy-see Figs. `l and?. ".Thejaforesaid construction 4 and operation :is 4also*described i abutment frani'e 77 f carries a shock V,absorber 'y it may suffce'tofstetefthatfsaid' .construction cushionsfthe advancingv movement foff fthe carriage .a'ndfs'toresnpfini a' cns'hionnglspring the power thereof. -Aterthe machine *hasj ystopped advancing, the cushion spring Vreturns saidipowerjto' the machine andf'starts the carriage upon .its return movement. The frame "Z7 adjustably fand yieldingly jslup-V actuatethe electromagneticreversingmech-" i s Y l f j Withthe contact'11GO. 'Thecontact "11500 1n` 'Reference -Will xnowfbe *had toltFzigstl, '2:1 and wherein =thefnnaeljline 'is `illustratedi'.as y Y A The otherterminal* connects by the Aline 2108 adaptedjto smultaneouslyjpile two piles of cloth 'frorndsilnilar o1' dissimilar cloth bolts o1 bundles. "As shown clearly inEigs. V2'

and 3 the lelthand clothorbundle vis threaded or piled in layers. 'lfhe right lhand "bolt is shown'cl'eallyin Fig; 13andinlsaid figure yit will be notedf'that "in-addition to beingfornied'inca coiljthe clotheisf'folded "along j a longitudinal'medianv line soas to' "begw'hen gv in `foldedy formg 'onehalfjjthe'j Width' of ythe- Y trueV Width "of-therstrip. The baseOsee. Figf 14 having-"the:tongue Yllffisgagdapted' to c receive v and eSupport `ithe""folded Qandjcoil boltj87. Associated withthefboltST is a lspreading' foot S8 see kFig.` '15 suitably supported by 'the .members 89,A ksee -Figm` l,v upon Y `,the fialneworkofthecairiage. The kmem-V ber 88 is y:provided withfan-increasing{triangular .top and decreasing triangularfsides. 'L Thus, the 4two vsideswof "thefflat 'bolt '87 are supportedby the ineniber 88 andsaid sides arelgmdullyfbrought. to the sanne level by saidispreading'mernber until sald sides are graphs i"the A"1n-lac"hinefis adapted 2to ,vl-simulta neon-sly pile liles of clthf herein the vmachine being adapted to pf-ile i'but two, although lthemachine vmay be extended by widen-ing rthe same. 0r Ls'du'ilicientily large mach-ine `provided with a V"plurality I`ofjzeeding cha-insg@ may `pile-"several 'similar Widths y'of cloth. However, @herein lthere is Y illusytmtefda vinachinef;partcularly `adaptedvgto pileifcloth fof 'a Jrelzitively yltnforlr'n =width-,

each pile off-cloth being contre-Hed `l'bysui table Ineens Said means `includes-fa switch member 89'fpivotally'supported uponithejaiw y j 36A an d connected to f a current carrying 'iconductor^90- "..Thei-switch member S9 carries a terminal '1051"y which engages' "another Eterl ininal 92; stat'io'narilysupported vupon-fthe'v jaw F36.l `"'Elnetwo contacts Ak-9l'and- 192' in:fengegenientwith #eachotheronly Lwhen `thet cloth fpasses =through i'thecjaws 36 end B7 Upon the exhaustion of the jcloth 'the Vpivotauyf SUPPOI'tedesWit'ch Ainren'iber 89 'ffallls =t`o-' Wardsy uthe jaww' and opens the circuit *throughthe switch. line`-93 connects with -a' 'relay 294. -fllne 95 connects said` vlrelay 94 with a Yswitch contact 96, siibstantially'the same ast'he Contact 92. `Aswiteh 4member" 97 substantially similar to *theeswitc'h vmember 89,v is connected to current 'carrying conducto1"f"90,` and Ithus `said switches are inlrseries With-reach 'other'. and ithe "lines'fQO and 93are connected to the'frelayfldfand:insaid-circnit p there is included a source f of electrical -energy. The relay ri94wactuatesen @armature 98f\w'h1ch `swings and nmz:interns 1a- 'pivoted switch =memberf99 anto 4fand *1n engagement clud'efsfafpower li-ne '101 `Yand'the fline'lilZ connects yto *one 'terminel `fof ithe inoto'rf'l.

with the ypivotally#supported #switch vvunember 99. vt'So'long l*as Velectric Lcurrent passes through lthe fseries circuit controlling the lrelay e94, the switch member"A 99 iwill'ibe uneintained in `vthe' closedfcireuit.position to-'supheeinbeforei described.

Positioned beneathFthei-platform, itwill be1'remennbered,Fis Vasp'air of oppositely *posiftion'ed Vangle iron 'feetel-'and- 45. v`Said feet are slidably .supportedin the `grooves 105 (shown dottedin Fig. l) kin wpair ofop- Aposit'ely positioned guide :blocks 106. VSince the support .at'each end of A an. angle" footj'is substantially thev sanie'gfor -`both feet, a. de-

scription ofone will suficejfor 'them both.

yEach ofthe guideblooks 106 'is slidably supy ported in a slot [10T-n theside rarneof the machine. Eachvtguide block V106 'has a threaded connection VVWtha 'Screw bolt i108?, which screwtermnates inabevel gear-109 meshing with a bevel gear 110. The bevel gears are fixed upon the shaft 111 which carries a hand wheel 112. Loosely mounted upon the` shaft 111 is a gear wheel 113 having oppositely. disposed clutch faces 114 and 115 respectively, y The shaft 111 carries complementary clutch facings 116 and 117 for alternate engagement with the clutch facings 114 and 115 so that the shaft 111 may be rotated b v suitable means associated with the gear 113 or by the hand wheel 112. Rotation of the shaft 111 thus serves to elevate or lower the side guide blocks 106 which slidably support the angle eet 44 and 45.

The guide blocks 106 pivotally support at 118 oppesitely positioned bell crank levers 119 having one end slotted to receive a pin 120 and the other end terminating in a 'liorwardly ez-:tending shoe 121. The pins are associated with the upper ends of the slidably supported bars 122. The lower ends of said bars 122 support the angle iron feet 44 and 45. Thus, pressure on the shoe 121 will cause the bar 122 supported thereby to be raised. The pressure supplied to the shoe 121 is secured by the engagement o said shoe with means supported by the ad- `iustable but rigidly secured clamping frame 77 and hereinafter to be described.

` Referencel will now be. had to Figs. 1, 2 and 6. Positioned between the side :trames 77 and supporting the same is the cross member 12:". The shaft 126 is positioned substantially parallel thereto and extending forwardly, or rather inwardly, from said shaft is a clamping frame or jaw construc-Y tion, comprising a clamping bar or jaw 127 which extends transversely of thetable 2O and at each end is supported by longitudinally extending` side bars 128. A suitable number of parallel and transversely positioned intermediate bars 129 are provided as well as a plurality of longitudinal bars 130. The longitudinal bars 130 are pivotally supported upon the shaft 126. At each side of the adjustable abutment trame 77 and extending longitudinally of the table is a rod 131 which terminates in an abutment block 132. Extending Jrorwardly and suitably secured to the side bar 128, preferably midway between is a bracket 133 which is slotted as indicated by the dotted lilies at 134. The plunger rod 131 is slidably supported in said Vslotted bracket 133. Thebracket has an inclined face 135 and the plunger rod carries a block 136 having an inclined face for engagement with the inclined face 135 of the bracket 133. A bracket 137 suitably secured to the bumper frame 77 slidably supports the other end of the plunger rod 131. The plunger rod terminates in a head 138 and between the bracket 137 and the block 136 there is secured a concentric coil spring139. The spring 139 normally tends to maintain the plunger rod 131 in the inwardly extended position and also in the elevated position,

Vtion with the hook 141, see Figs.'2 and 6.

The T-shaped detent pivotally supports the U-shaped rod 143 which extends transversely or' the machine, each end of said U-shaped rod being associated with one T-shaped detent. Projecting inwardly from the rod 143 and suitably secured to or integral therewith is a stop rod 144 which is slidably sup ported in brackets 145 upon the clamping jaw frame construction previously described. Herein said brackets are positioned upon one of the longitudinal bars 130. The stop rod 144 carriesv an abutment head 146 for engagement and subsequent operation. A collar or stop member 147 lis also secured to said rod and .a coil spring is concentric with said rod and bears at one end against one of the brackets 145 and at the other end against the stop member 147, thereby normally tending to maintain the abutment head and the rod 144 in the inward and extended posi tion.

It will be remembered that the bell crank 119 is pivotally supported at 118 and carries at one end a shoe 121 and at its other end is associated with the pin 120 which is carried by the sliding bar 122 at its upper end, which in turn supports the angle feet 44 and 45 at the lower ends. The shoe 121 is adapted to engage the abutment 132 in the reciprocatory movement orP the carriage and such engagement tilts the lever 119 and elevates the respective angle foot 44 or 45, such as illustrated in Fig. 9, leaving the other angle `foot in the normal or lowermost position. Continued movement orp the carriage causes the elevated angle nloot to engage the centrally positioned abutment 146, see Fig; 7, which compresses the spring 147 and tilts the T-shaped detent upon its pivotal support. This releases the catch 141 from the bracket 137 and permits the shoe 121, which is in engagement with the abutment 132, to slide the rod 131 outwardly and compresses the spring 139. This permits upward movement of the clamping aw frame and in such movement the other angle. footY is adapted to cooperate with the clamping jaw frame, and particularly the clamping jaw 127 to form a told F in the cloth C which passes between said angle feet and 44. lThe clamping bar 127 carries a cam member 148. Associated with each of the angle feet is a pivoted dog 149 and as shown in Fig. 7 said dog engages the exposed face of the cam 148 and elevates the entire clamping j aw construction and carries the cloth C under said `iaw construction. whereupon the cloth is engaged by a pronged the presser foot frame- 77 and theu same operations are repeated, thej angleffoot 44, however, heing raised' and the angle` foot V45VV performing the' folding. Thus, a newlayer off clothis added tol the pile on' the:table*duringeach reciprocation of 'the carriageh upon 'the table'.

The entire anglerv footconstruction and associated; mechanism;l must, 'off course' be raised gradually as' ythe pile'V of cloth on the tabl'eincreases in `height and the' anglefeet Vshould vat* all" times glide' smoothly over` the therewith is., an@adjstablek clothe. To raccomplishthistliere is provided mechanism which isf'shown in the priorpatent hereinbefore referredto; This mechanism automatically .controls-the raising` and lowering of the' anglev feet supporting bars 192; to keep said feet at'` all times andl all points intimatelyagainst the cloth 'as it is piled-onthe; table.'` A l'oating pilot-foot or shoe 1,52 is mounted on the anglefoot and is adaptedto move vertically through a Vslot 153V: and" in the Vbase of said foot. Iugs.154, eXtendpupwardlyton the V,pilot foot 152 ande-ach isfpivotally supported'by one end ofiav hellcrank-i` lever 155' pivotally sup- Y vertical hang-enf 'the kangle portedupon the 156v connects the upper ends footl45. Alink off thefb'ellf crank-.levers 155 and associated I connecting `rod 1576 see Fgsgfand 11i' A lever .115,7 see they same figures is pivot-ally' supported at one 'end uponlafbracket 158;'wh'ile the otlierend 'of'swid lever is :provided Vwithi-erslot 159 to receive-a cranlrpin 160 carriedby acrank arm# 161". The vertical shaftY 162 permits verticali"movermfrrt4 of rthe cranl ,arm 161 relative thereto, but ,prevent'srindependent rotative moyement by `means, of-faztongueand grooveforj splinedl connection; yThisvconfstruction i permits; the

` vertically'falongfthe isha-ftiias*the*v several mechanisms. are? eleyated 'andlowered, itt-a@ corda-'nee witli'ltlie" depth(ofgthe` cloth piled upon-theitable.,` Thelowerfendfoftheshaft 162 "is shown"` journaledfiil* a-k bracket 1,63-, seeellg,l 4,;whilek the upper yend supports arm: 165./ The. crank-; arme 16'5 .is slotted;` at; 166 and a .ping. 1671 isz receivable thereby; for. reciprocat(iry;` movement: In this manner. verticali reciproeatoryj movement; off 'thev auxiliary Y foot A1521s.;`A transe formed into hor'iontal `1reeiprocatoryjrlmofvecrankarm 1'61lt0slide areishown in the: present application'anels layerr" of cloth? simultaneously.;

fac-tv that;V a garment, such` as 152 causes rotation of the shaft 162 to forwardly shift theerod 167, while the lowers ing ofv the auxiliary shoe 152 will result in the rearward shifting of said rod.

lt1- willbe remembered that the shaft'111 carries the beveled gearsf 109 and'llO which operate the screw shafts 108. It will also be recalled that the shaft 111 carries the clutch facilrgs 116 land 117 f which 1 arel adaptied to'r cooperatealternately withthe clutchv facings 114v and 115 carried by'tlie'driving f 111. .ein arcuate-forli: 16S, seehigs. 1 and 11, is supported by v,the reeiprocatory rod 167? and said segmental fork; partiallyy enf circles thegear 113 upon'the shaft-A111. Thusgear 113 maybe shiftedl alternately intoengagement with the clutchv facingsellv and 117 for successive reverse: rotational n movenfientn ofthe shaft 111,'thereby alternatelfy raisingandf loweringthey angle feet 44 and145'i a y Reference willnowrbe hadtoliigs. 1 and The main power shaft-49 eccentrically supports arcircular diskl). The dislr169`v gear 1113 loosely disposed upon thezshaft a 171 for transforming rotational movement into :reciprocatory movement. The armi 171 of the eneirclingfyolre 170 ispivotallycon'- nected to a lever--172 havingran` arcuate il? gear facing 17 Thel gearffacing 17 e at Y all times meshes with the-gear 113 and-thus the gear 113 is constantly oscillat'ed, but as shownclearly in Fig; 4 said-gear, when-in thel neutral position, does-'not actuate the shaft" 111, but' yonly actua-tes the sha-ft2 111 Vwhen'` the .mechanism associated withthe auxiliary foot `152v selectively connects the `driving gear; 113 withy the/shaftf 111. Thus,

theangle feet 44' and45 move synchronously with the" pilot; foot 152' as the pilots foot shifts* vertically to fllw'gradually the `'increasingV height of cloth on4 the tabl-e" as ylayer after layer thereof isadded' toqtlie pile. The height of the pile alsoy varies due ent p oints, `but the pilot'- footz 152ican readily follow the varying leveliand the, angle feet 44 and'z45iwilfl'l automatically follow and al- Y ways'remain'intimately against the clothto Vsmooth' it'voutfand'preventit from wrinhlfin'g.

Suitable means is likewise prov-idedwhich also shown and describetl` in the:`v prior Ypateutssreferred to, when-:bv` diherent widths of cloth" maybeaccuratelyff receivedand supported by the machine.

It is often' A.preferable malimg* many garments toz-cut-the pattern fromferduble Thief-3 isf by reason of the a" shirt," requires a' double thickness KYofvr collar; cuiiis`,'twoV sleeves, a front and a back. In` makinggsuch garments,

thatalthough:theftwo layers of goodsfwhieh it is often found v1u torunequa'l thickness-"of the-cloth at! diir# it are cut simultaneously and together Yare of the same pattern and appearance, there is enough difference in the dye used or the material, etc., as to affect the appearance of the garment, particularly after it has been washed or cleaned. In order to avoid this diliiculty, it is highly desirable to cut each garment from the same bolt of cloth y the base Vplate 240. Said bars4 are provided with a plurality of paralleland transversely extending rods, which rods are adapted to be positioned upon the under and inner sides of the bolts 243 of the bundle of cloth folded, as shown therein. When the cloth is thus folded, it is Vsupported in loops upon the rods 242, whereby itmay be readily removed from both ends thereof. When the cloth is thus folded, both strips Q44; may be fed into the machine in substantially the same manner as that hereinbefore described for the bolt S7, or for the cloth bundle or bolt previously described in the prior patents referred to'and also illustrated in the top half of the machine,as shown in Fig. 2. It will be understood, Vof course, that the ase 24:0 may be associated with the base 2G and detachably but rigidly secured thereto. Thus, the same machine is adapted to receive both ends of the cloth simultaneously from the support or bolt, whereby the double thickness of cloth may be had from the same bolt rather than two bolts, as hereinbefore described.

There is also provided upon the machine the usual reciprocation counter 200 having the actuating arm 201 which is connected by a link 202 to a lever 203 pivotally supported upon the frame. The other end of the lever 203 is connected by a. rod 20aL which terminates in the bumper support 205 which is engaged by one of the bumpers 82, as shown in l, or at any other part of the adjustable bumper frame construction, Thus, each reciprocation of the carriage across the table will be registered by the counter 200.

It will be noted that the counter c2.00 may be readily disconnected from its actuating mechanism and thus a machine which is supplied upon a leasehold basis, the charge being based upon the use of the machine, will not record the full use of the machine when in the hands of a dishonest operator or concern., F or this reason the recorder 67 is provided and it will be noted that so long as the power is supplied to the machine, the counter 67 continuously records the action of the power means, whether the machine piles cloth or not. Therefore, it isto the advantage of the operator or lessee of the machine to only operate the machine for actual work. Likewise the meter 67 is independent of the length of the cz friage travel, whereas the counter 200 is not independent thereof for at each setting of the adjustable bumper 77, the carriage travels different distances. Thus a true record of the operation of the machine is not indicated by the counter 200, whereas a true record is secured by the counter or meter 67. Likewise the construction of the meter 6.7 is such, and its support is such, that tampering therewith is not easily accomplished` l It will be noted that the brackets 63 which extend transversely of the machine must be removed and likewise both bevel gears 52 and 53 mustV be removed in order to permit removal of the counter mechanism. of the machine is required, since in order to remove the transverse cross member of the machine which forms 'a part of the body of the machine, it is necessari to separate the side frames 24. This is not convenient and a corroborative meter comparison would readily indicate the tampering with the indicating meter 67.

The invention claimed is:

l. InV a cloth piling machine the combination of a plurality-.of cloth receiving devices, and a single cloth pilingcarriage carrying said devices for piling cloth in a plurality of piles.

2. In a cloth piling machine the combination of a. plurality of cloth receiving devices, a single cloth piling carriage carrying said devices for simultaneously piling cloth in a pluralityof piles, and a single power means for' operating said carriage.

2?. In a cloth piling machine the combinationvof a plurality of cloth receiving devices, a Asingle cloth piling carriage carrying said devices for simultaneously piling clot-h in a plurality of piles, a single power meansfor operating said carriage, means controlling said power means, and a pluralityof mechanisms each associated with one of said cloth receiving devices and so associated with said power controlling means that the operation of any of said associated mechanisms is adapted to control said power means.

4. In a cloth piling machine the combination of a plurality of cloth piling devices, a single electric motor for actuating both, and a similar number of electric switches as associated with a cloth piling device for controlling the operation of said electric motor.

5. In a cloth piling machine the combination of aI plurality of cloth piling devices,

Thus substantial dismantling'- l number of control'switches each associatedy a single electricV motor, an electric relay switch controlling said motor, and a similar with one of said devices for controlling said relay switch and in series with each other.f

, 6. In a cloth piling machine the combination of a carriage framework, a measuring device support incorporated in said framework, a measuring device, power means for supported betweensaid sides, and means directly connected with'said power means and l.said measuring device for Voperating. the

same.

8. In a cloth piling machine the combina- 'tion of a driving shaft, a carriage support-A ing said drivingvsh'aft and adapted to be reciprocated by the same, travel'limit means krotating driving members, and electromagnetic means associated with eachof said continuously rotating driving members and alternately operable by said switches for `reversely rotating saiddriving shaft by said driving members. y

9. In a cloth piling machine the combination of a shaft, a pair of oppositely positioned, continuously and reversely rotating driving members concentric with said shaft, an elect-romagnet on each driving member, an armature upon said shaft positioned between said electromagnets, and switch means successively energizing said electromagnets for connecting one of said driving members with said driving shaft.

10. In a cloth piling machine the combina-v tion of a reciprocatory carriage, travel limit means positioned at one side of said carriage and adapted to be engaged thereby, and control means comprising a plurality of controlling members and a common member operable by the carriage in the movement thereof for simultaneously releasing said controlling members. Y

vl1. In a cloth piling machine the combination `of a cloth receiving mechanism, a cloth supporting table,'and means associated with said table and supported thereby for detachably securing the different forms of bundles and bolts to supply said cloth receiving mechanism. i

In witness whereof, I have hereunto ailixed my signature.

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